In November 2015, the House Science Committee held a joint hearing of its subcommittees on space and the environment to discuss the subject of how new public-private partnerships can be leveraged to support E...

NewSpace and Silicon Valley get most of the attention, but perhaps the most dynamic, fast-moving sector in the space industry right now is mobile satellite services, where companies are scrambling for a share o...

Ash Carter, U.S. Defense Secretary, was back in Silicon Valley this month promoting collaboration between DoD and a region synonymous with disruption and innovation — qualities the Pentagon needs in an era of f...

Once again the topic of converting excess Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles to commercial launchers has returned to Washington.
The current policy — supported by the White House and Congress for over 20 year...

Marco Rubio had the perfect stage last month to talk about space policy, had he wanted to. A Feb. 27 campaign stop in Huntsville, Alabama, brought the Florida senator, running for the Republican presidential no...

VERBITE 'EM"You know, every now and then, it's good to remind myself ... to be more empathetic with my pet's chew toys."
- Gen. Mark Welsh, the U.S. Air Force’s chief of staff, reflecting on the dogged q...

The Indian government has approved the Indian Space Research Organisation’s first mission to study the sun. The Aditya-L1 mission is a seven-instrument satellite that will be launched in 2019 or 2020.
Possibly...

Annie Sennet is Saft’s new Space & Defense EVP
Annie Sennet, a 23-year veteran of spacecraft battery supplier Saft, was promoted in February to exectutive vice president of the French company’s Maryland-ba...